Walton launches its second motherboard plant
The plant will use German technology to produce circuit board assembly
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak recently inaugurated the second unit of motherboard plant at the Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited headquarters in Gazipur recently
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Tribune Report
April 10, 2022 7:05 AM
Bangladeshi electronics giant Walton has established its second motherboard plant at Kaliakair in Gazipur, which has the capacity of installing 72,000 components per hour.
This has doubled the motherboard production capacity of the local tech giant, which will also enable it to cut down in costs and dependence on importing such electronic parts.
The plant will use German technology to produce circuit board assembly (PCBA).
A PCB is a crucial electronic component used to mechanically support and electrically connect components inside an electrical device, while a PCBA is a complete package fitted with necessary components ready for deployment for its desired purpose.
PCB and PCBA motherboards are being used in all types of electrical devices including computers, televisions, remote controls, LED lights, mobile phone chargers, UPS, fans and switch sockets etc. that Walton manufactures.
In 2020, Walton first announced its commercial production of single-layered, double-layered and multi-layered PCBs, the first of its kind in Bangladesh.
Since then, the demand and sales of the electrical appliances made by Walton have witnessed huge growth and the company is heading to be top in this segment, recording sales worth Tk127 crore of electrical appliances in March this year under its three brands- Walton, Marcel and Safe.
Walton claimed this was the highest ever sales of electrical appliances in a month.
Moreover, the brand has registered 52% sales growth on electrical appliances in fiscal year 2020-21.
According to Walton PCBA’s chief business officer Md Touhidur Rahman Rad, the brand is producing and marketing PCB and PCBA commercially after meeting their own demand.
Matador Group currently takes PCBA support for its fan regulators while many other companies have also shown interest for PCB and PCBA support from Walton, according to the company.
Walton's motherboards have been used in 6.17 million digital devices since January 2021.
The motherboards are also used in the products it exports to the markets such as the EU and the US.
The company now aims to establish its footprint globally through 100% local value addition by making all the parts locally that are usually imported, and hence, investing heavily in its research and innovation section where more than 1,000 engineers work.
So, the second unit of the motherboard plant has been set up to meet the growing demand.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak recently inaugurated the second unit of motherboard plant at the Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited headquarters in Gazipur.
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC Managing Director and CEO Golam Murshed was present as special guest.